Bug#1013398: petsc: FTBFS with Sphinx 5.0, docutils 0.18: make[1]: *** [debian/rules:591: override_dh_sphinxdoc-indep] Error 255

[Lucas Nussbaum]

Source: petsc
Version: 3.16.6+dfsg1-1
Severity: important
Tags: ftbfs
User: mitya57 at debian.org
Usertags: sphinx5.0

Hi,

petsc fails to build with Sphinx 5.0 and docutils 0.18, both of which
are currently available in experimental.

Relevant part (hopefully):
> make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>'
> # various js scripts provided with upstream source were built with a different sphinx version not recognized by dh_sphinxdoc
> dh_sphinxdoc -i -Xjquery -Xsearchtools -Xunderscore -Xdoctools
> unexpected end of string while parsing JSON string, at character offset 2 (before "ocnames:["community/...") at /usr/bin/dh_sphinxdoc line 245.
> make[1]: *** [debian/rules:591: override_dh_sphinxdoc-indep] Error 255


The full build log is available from:
http://qa-logs.debian.net/2022/06/23/petsc_3.16.6+dfsg1-1_unstable_sphinx-exp.log

Please see [1] for Sphinx changelog and [2] for Docutils changelog.

Also see [3] for the list of deprecated/removed APIs in Sphinx and possible
alternatives to them.

In case you have questions, please Cc sphinx at packages.debian.org on reply.

[1]: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/changes.html
[2]: https://repo.or.cz/docutils.git/blob/refs/tags/docutils-0.18.1:/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
[3]: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/extdev/deprecated.html#dev-deprecated-apis

All bugs filed during this archive rebuild are listed at:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=sphinx5.0;users=mitya57@debian.org
or:
https://udd.debian.org/bugs/?release=na&merged=ign&fnewerval=7&flastmodval=7&fusertag=only&fusertagtag=sphinx5.0&fusertaguser=mitya57@debian.org&allbugs=1&cseverity=1&ctags=1&caffected=1#results

If you reassign this bug to another package, please marking it as 'affects'-ing
this package. See https://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control#affects